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(No Model.)

H. M. WILSON.

COMB.

N0.563,11z. PatentedJuneso, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY M. VILSON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYI IAND.

COMB.

SPECIFICATION formng' part of Letters Patent o. 563,112, dated June 30,1896.

Application file. 'March 12, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY M. WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Baltimore city and State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Combs, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved comb for barbers7 use, by which thebarber in cutting hair is enabled to work around certa-in portions ofthe head of a person without brin ging the teeth of the comb intocontact with the ear.

The invention will first be described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my preferred form ofcomb, showing the two end portions toothed. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the comb, showing but one end portion toothed. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of my comb, in which the lateral portion is in a raisedplane with relation to one of the end portions.

In the drawings, A and B are respectively what I term the end portionsof my comb, and C the lateral portion, all being formed integral. Thecomb may be made of any suitable material.

As shown in Fig. 1, the end portions A and B are in parallel verticalplanes, and both toothed, the former having fine teeth c, and the lattercoarse teeth b, the lateral portion C, which joins the end portions at aright angle to each, being without teeth.

The comb shown in Fig. 2 is substantially the same as the one shown inFiff. 1, the only difference being that the end portion A, instead ofbeing provided with teeth, is somewhat broadened to serve as a handle.

Serial No. 582,865. (No model.)

In the comb shown in Fig. 3 the end portions A and B are in differentvertical and horizontal planes and both toothed, the portion C, projecting laterally from the end portion A, being joined to an upwardextension b' on the inner end of the end portion B. When using a comb ofthis latter construction in cutting hair, more play of the scissorbladesin the vicinity of the lateral portion C is permitted than is possiblewith a comb of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

The manner in which the comb is used With the result above indicated isclearly manifest from the drawngs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A comb having two straight longitudinal end portions in parallelvertical planes throughout their lengths, and a lateral portionintermediate and joining the end portions, one of said end portionsbeing provided with teeth.

2. A comb having two straight longitudinal end portions in parallelvertical planes throughout their lengths, and a lateral portionintermediategand joining the end portions, both of said end portionsbeing provided with teeth.

3. A comb having two straight longitudinal end portions in parallelvertical planes throughout their lengths but in differenthorizontalplanes, and a lateral portion intermediate and joining the end portions,both of said end portions being provided with teeth.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY M. WILSON.

Vtnesses:

JASPER M. BERRY, Jr., CHABLES O. DENIsoN.

